I have respect for the police because that is how I was raised but I do NOT worship it and I can clearly see when they are out of bounds.
I grew up when the policeman was considered a friend. When if one was having a dispute, one could call on them to help settle it. If one had a wayward child, they would counsel with said child. If one needed advice or guidance, they would provide it. Sadly, to me anyway, that is no longer the case. They [the police] have been indoctrinated to we, the citizenry, are the enemy. No distinction is made between the law abiding or the criminal element. We [the lawabiding] are to be treated as criminals they haven’t had the opportunity to arrest. That is where we stand at this point in time. It took me a long time and a lot of being talked down to by them to realize it. But I finally got the message.